The import price index measures the evolution of prices for industrial products bought by industrial and commercial enterprises in Italy, both in the euro zone and the non-euro zone. Since January 2010 indices are compiled in the reference base 2010.
In September 2015 the total import price index decreased by 0.4% with respect to the previous month (the index decreased by 0.3% in the euro zone and by 0.5% for the non-euro zone); the total twelve-month rate of change decreased by 6.1% (respectively decreased by 0.2 for the euro zone and decreased by 10.5% for the non-euro zone).
The quarterly total index decreased by 2.2% compared with the previous period, it remained unchanged for the euro zone and it decreased by 3.9% for the non-euro zone.
Date of next release: 16 October 2015